Kangana Ranaut is an Indian actress and filmmaker who predominantly works in Hindi films, in addition to a few Tamil films. She has received four National Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards, three International Indian Film Academy Awards, and one award each from the Screen, Zee Cine, SIIMA, and Producers Guild award ceremonies.

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Ranaut in 2024

Ranaut made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in the romantic thriller Gangster, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[1] Her portrayals of a character based on actress Parveen Babi in Woh Lamhe (2006) and a shrewd socialite in Life in a... Metro (2007) were lauded,[2] with the latter earning her a Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female.[1] She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category for playing a substance abusing supermodel in the drama Fashion (2008).[1][3] Also in 2008, she featured in the Tamil film Dhaam Dhoom.[4]

Ranaut featured in several commercially successful films, including the supernatural thriller Raaz: The Mystery Continues (2009), the crime film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), the romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu (2011), and the comedy Double Dhamaal (2011).[5] For her role in Tanu Weds Manu, she received nominations for the Zee Cine and Screen Award for Best Actress.[6][7] She followed this by playing brief roles in a series of box office flops that failed to propel her career forward.[8] In 2013, Ranaut played Kaya, a shapeshifting mutant, in the science fiction film Krrish 3, which ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films.[9] She received an IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for it.[10] Ranaut garnered critical acclaim for starring in the coming-of-age film Queen (2014),[5][11] for which she also co-wrote the dialogues.[12] She won several awards for Queen, including the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[13][14] Ranaut played dual roles in the sequel Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015), which became the first female-led Hindi film to earn over 1 billion (US$12 million) in India.[15] She received a Filmfare Critics Award and a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance.[16]

This success was followed by a series of commercially failed films, which led to a decline in Ranaut's stardom.[17][18] Her sole commercial success came with the 2019 period drama Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, which she also co-directed.[19] Her portrayal of freedom fighter Rani of Jhansi in it and a kabaddi player in the 2020 sports drama Panga jointly won her another National Film Award for Best Actress.[20] Her portrayal of J. Jayalalithaa in the biopic Thalaivii (2021) won her a SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil.[21] In 2022, Ranaut hosted the streaming reality show Lock Upp to strong viewership.[22] Further critical and commercial failures came with her 2023 releases, Chandramukhi 2 and Tejas.[23][24]

Films

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Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref(s)
2006 Gangster Simran Hindi [1]
Woh Lamhe Sana Azim Hindi [25]
2007 Shakalaka Boom Boom Ruhi Hindi [26]
Life in a... Metro Neha Hindi [27]
2008 Dhaam Dhoom Shenba Tamil [4]
Fashion Shonali Gujral Hindi [28]
2009 Raaz: The Mystery Continues Nandita Chopra Hindi [29][30]
Vaada Raha Pooja Hindi Special appearance [31]
Ek Niranjan Sameera Telugu [32]
2010 Kites Gina Grover Hindi [33]
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Rehana Hindi [34]
Knock Out Nidhi Shrivastava Hindi [35]
No Problem Sanjana Hindi [36]
2011 Tanu Weds Manu Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi Hindi [37]
Game Sia Agnihotri Hindi [38]
Ready Kiran Hindi Special appearance [39]
Double Dhamaal Kiya Hindi [40]
Rascals Khushi Hindi [41]
Miley Naa Miley Hum Anishka Shrivastava Hindi [42]
2012 Tezz Nikita Malhotra Hindi [43]
2013 Shootout at Wadala Vidya Joshi Hindi [44]
Krrish 3 Kaya Hindi [45]
Rajjo Rajjo Hindi [46]
2014 Queen Rani Mehra Hindi Also dialogue writer [11]
Revolver Rani Alka Singh Hindi [47]
Ungli Maya Hindi [48]
2015 Tanu Weds Manu Returns Kusum "Datto" Sangwan/ Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi[lower-alpha 1] Hindi [49][50]
I Love NY Tikku Verma Hindi [51]
Katti Batti Payal Saluja Hindi [52]
2017 Rangoon Julia Hindi [53]
Simran Praful Patel Hindi Also co-writer [54]
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Rani Laxmibai Hindi Also co-director [55]
Judgementall Hai Kya Bobby Grewal Hindi [56]
2020 Panga Jaya Nigam Hindi [57]
2021 Thalaivii J. Jayalalithaa Tamil
Hindi
[58][59]
2022 Dhaakad Agent Agni Hindi [60]
2023 Tiku Weds Sheru Hindi Producer [61]
Chandramukhi 2 Chandramukhi Tamil [62]
Tejas Tejas Gill Hindi [63]
2024 Emergency Indira Gandhi Hindi Also director and producer [64]
TBA Untitled psychological thriller TBA Tamil
Hindi
[65]
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Television

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Year Title Role Platform(s) Notes Ref(s)
2022 Lock Upp Host Alt Balaji & MX Player Reality show [66]
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Awards and nominations

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Ranaut at the 56th National Film Awards ceremony in 2010
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Ranaut at the 62nd National Film Awards ceremony in 2015
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Ranaut at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony in 2021
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Awards and nominations received by Ranaut
Year[lower-alpha 2] Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2006Global Indian Film AwardsBest Female DebutGangsterWon[67]
Best ActressNominated[68]
2007Asian Festival of First FilmsBest ActressWon[1]
Bollywood Movie AwardsBest Female DebutWon[1]
Filmfare AwardsBest Female DebutWon[1]
International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Female DebutWon[1]
Best ActressNominated[69]
Screen AwardsMost Promising Newcomer – FemaleWon[1]
Zee Cine Awards Best Female DebutWon[1]
Stardust AwardsSuperstar of Tomorrow – FemaleWon[1]
2008Breakthrough Performance – FemaleLife in a... MetroWon[1]
2009Filmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressFashionWon[1]
International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon[1]
National Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon[1]
Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated[70]
Producers Guild Film Awards[lower-alpha 3]Best Actress in a Supporting RoleWon[1]
Stardust AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon[1]
2011Best Actress – Thriller/ActionOnce Upon a Time in MumbaaiNominated[70]
Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role – FemaleNominated[71]
2012Best Actor – FemaleTanu Weds ManuNominated[72]
Screen AwardsBest ActressNominated[6]
Producers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleNominated[72]
Stardust AwardsBest Actress – Comedy/RomanceNominated[72]
International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest ActressNominated[7]
2014Screen AwardsBest Actress (Popular Choice)Krrish 3 / Shootout at Wadala[lower-alpha 4]Nominated[73]
Best Villain Krrish 3Nominated[10]
International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting ActressNominated[73]
Producers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated[74]
Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role – FemaleNominated[72]
NDTV Indian of the YearActor of the Year Won[75]
CNN-IBN Indian of the YearSpecial Achievement AwardWon[76]
Indian Film Festival of MelbourneBest Actress QueenWon[77]
Stardust AwardsBest ActressWon[78]
Star of the Year – FemaleNominated[79]
BIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Actor (Film) – FemaleNominated[80]
Most Entertaining Actor in a Social/Drama Film – FemaleNominated[80]
2015Producers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleNominated[81]
Best Dialogue (shared with Anvita Dutt Guptan)Nominated[81]
Screen AwardsBest ActressNominated[82]
Best Actress (Popular Choice)Nominated[83]
Best Dialogue (shared with Anvita Dutt Guptan)Nominated[84]
Filmfare AwardsBest ActressWon[13]
Best DialogueNominated[citation needed]
National Film AwardsBest ActressWon[14]
International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest ActressWon[85]
Stardust AwardsBest Actress Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsNominated[86]
BIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – FemaleNominated[87]
Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – FemaleNominated[87]
Most Entertaining Actor in a Drama Film – FemaleNominated[87]
2016Screen AwardsBest Actress (Popular Choice)Nominated[88]
Best ActressNominated[88]
Producers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleNominated[89]
Filmfare AwardsBest Actress (Critics)Won[16]
Best ActressNominated[90]
Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor – FemaleNominated[91]
Critics Award for Best Actor – FemaleNominated[92]
Times of India Film AwardsBest Actor – FemaleWon[93]
National Film AwardsBest ActressWon[94]
International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest ActressNominated[95]
CNN-IBN Indian of the YearSpecial Achievement Award Won[96]
2018 Filmfare Awards Best Actress (Critics) Rangoon Nominated [97]
Screen Awards Best Actress Simran Nominated [citation needed]
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Nominated [citation needed]
2020 Padma Shri Art Civilian Award Won [98]
Filmfare Awards Best Actress (Critics) Judgementall Hai Kya Nominated [99]
Best Actress Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Nominated [100]
2021 Panga Nominated [101]
National Film Awards Best Actress Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
  Panga
Won [102]
2022 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Tamil Thalaivii Won [21]
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Footnotes

  1. Ranaut played dual roles in the film.[49]
  2. Refers to the year in which the ceremony was held.
  3. Also known as Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards.
  4. Ranaut received a single nomination for her roles in both films.[73]

References

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